Ultimate Guide to Preparing for a Fast Growth Company Interview
Your Complete Guide to Being Successful at Interviews
Job interviews in the fast growth or start-up sector are exciting and daunting for many candidates.
If you're lucky enough to be invited to an interview, you've likely already impressed your potential employer recruiter consultant with your CV, cover letter, and application. But that doesn't mean you're guaranteed a job offer.
The interview process is when hiring managers and recruitment teams go beyond the experience, skills, and qualifications listed in your CV to determine whether you're the best fit for their team. They'll assess everything from your confidence to your soft and technical skills and how you present yourself as an individual who will add something to their company.
To make matters more complex, every company can take a slightly different approach to the interview.
Some will have multiple parts to the process, including telephone screening, video interviews, psychometric and skill testing, and first, second, and third-stage interviews depending on the type of role.
Some will ask you to complete tasks as part of an assessment; others will invite you to group or panel interviews where you need to convince multiple stakeholders.
However, just because interviews can differ doesn't mean you can't prepare effectively for them. With the right strategy, you can ensure you enter every interview with the confidence and insights you need to make a positive, lasting impression on employers.
We've created this complete guide to interviewing success based on our experience helping candidates find incredible roles in the fast-growth and start-up landscape.